In this tip, game audio instructor Eric Kuehnl walks us through creating a complex footstep event in both FMOD and Wwise, and implementing the sound into Unreal Engine 4. He uses sounds that were recorded here at Pyramind - keys jingling, cloth rubbing, and footsteps that were recorded using our…
In this tip, game audio instructor Eric Kuehnl walks us through creating a gunshot event in both FMOD and Wwise. He also covers implementing the events into Unreal Engine 4. This is a great tip for those of you who are curious about a career in game audio, and want…
Book a session with Caiti: https://bit.ly/2goMRjw In this tip, our Sound Design in Reason online instructor Caiti VerBrugge walks us through three new devices included in Reason 9 - Dual Arpeggio, Note Echo, and Scales & Chords. These are not only new devices, but a whole new category of devices…
In this tip, Pyramind instructor Jerome Rossen gives us a few tips on writing music for chase scenes in films. He analyses the music in a chase scene from The Bourne Supremacy and breaks down the composition techniques utilized in the music. Jerome teaches Producing Music for Picture here at…
In this tip, Dylan Lewman and Pyramind alumni Dustin Musser (aka Frost-RAVEN) from K Theory walk us through two Propellerhead Rack Extensions: A-List Studio Drummer, and A-List Electric Guitarist Pop Chords. They also create a pop rock loop from scratch. First, they go over how you can set up A-List…
Meet Jonathan Buch - Pyramind alumni who works at Disney Interactive as a Senior Audio Coordinator. During GDC 2016, Jonathan had time to sit down with Pyramind CEO Greg Gordon and discuss various aspects of his career, as well as how his education at Pyramind helped prepare him for his…
Meet Brennan Anderson - Pyramind alumni who now works at Disney Interactive as an Audio Producer. Brennan has worked on various titles including Star Wars: Assault Team, Star Wars: Commander, Frozen Free Fall, as well as Inside Out Thought Bubbles. We had time to catch up with Brennan to talk…
Here at Pyramind our Creative Services team excels in managing the entire voice production (VO) pipeline for interactive games, mobile device voicing, corporate video and more. We interviewed voice actor Erik Braa, as well as Pyramind’s VO manager Ophylia Wispling to give you a peek into the voice production process…
Meet Jeremy Garren - Pyramind’s Lead Composer. Jeremy was a student here at Pyramind before being hired as a composer for us. He was inspired at a young age by the music he heard in his favorite video games, and wanted to connect with people in the same way with…
Pioneer turntablist TurntablistDISK (aka DJ Disk) graced Pyramind with two exclusive scratching performances, as well as some insight into his philosophy on scratching. He also provided instruction on how to perform some of his favorite scratching techniques - including a yet-to-be-named scratch he recently created. He has shared the stage…
Book your DJ Mentor Session Today!: http://bit.ly/2ERHxU3 In this tip, Pyramind instructor Will Marshall goes over his views on the advantages and disadvantages of DJing with Ableton versus CDJs. Will has performed using both, so he is able to speak to how he uses them for different types of performances.…
In this tutorial, Pyramind instructor Shawn Mercado (aka M3RC) goes over triggering hot cues in Slip Mode. Slip Mode is a feature that allows you scratch, loop, or trigger cues during playback while preserving the original playback of the track. This way, once you’re done triggering your cue etc., the…
Watch the video recap of our Elite Session with producer & DJ Simon Shackleton. Simon has had a long career in the music industry - dating back 25 years ago when he left Exeter University with a Masters Degree in classical composition. A man of many pseudonyms, he has gone…
Watch the video recap of our Elite Session with producer & DJ Simon Shackleton. Simon has had a long career in the music industry - dating back 25 years ago when he left Exeter University with a Masters Degree in classical composition. A man of many pseudonyms, he has gone…
Watch the video recap of our Elite Session with producer & DJ Simon Shackleton. Simon has had a long career in the music industry - dating back 25 years ago when he left Exeter University with a Masters Degree in classical composition. A man of many pseudonyms, he has gone…
“Complexity equals simplicity” In this tip, Pyramind’s Chief Academic Officer Matt Donner runs us through the songwriting & arranging techniques used in Disclosure’s hit, “Latch”. Before digging in, he wants you to keep this concept in mind - complexity equals simplicity. He notes that a lot of his students struggle…
Watch the latest episode of The Breakdown, our new series that takes an in depth look into a producer's session. Unlock their techniques and tricks of the trade to utilize in your own productions. In this episode, Greg Gordon sits down with Pyramind alumni Liam Levinson (aka Lamb Dub) to…
Pyramind's "Planning for Success" guest lectures are designed to enhance the learning experience with unique perspectives on success and relationship building opportunities from the front lines of the industry. Guest lecturer Bryan Franklin (aka electronic music artist NIMITAE), co-author of The Last Safe Investment and founder of FranklinMedia, walks us…
"Having this onboard DSP... where I can record with compression, with gating, with an EQ, and not need to rely on internal processing for that from my computer, it’s a really big help - especially in a live performance scenario.” - Thavius Beck on the K-Mix An Evening with Keith…
Watch the latest episode of The Breakdown, our new series that takes an in depth look into a producer's session. Unlock their techniques and tricks of the trade to utilize in your own productions. In this episode, Greg Gordon interviews reggae artist Rocker-T in support for his release of the…
Watch Erin Barra (Mamma Barra) re-create her take on Paul Simon's Graceland from scratch. This video was an excerpt from her Elite Session in 2013. Erin builds the rhythmic foundation of the track from the ground up using the Ableton Push. Kick, claps, bongos, bass line and chords that she…
Watch Erin Barra (Mamma Barra) perform Broken Banks from her Undefined EP using Ableton Live and the Push and an Akai LPK25. This soulful throwback style track gets a different treatment for her live sets than the version on the album. With lyrics inspired by a slam poet, an old…
In this video we get an inside peek into the musical life of Erin Barra. She brings us fresh insight on things like turning a studio recording into a live performance with Ableton's Drum Rack and the Push, and using the Chain Selector in a live application. She also offers…
Book a one-on-one online session with Will: https://bit.ly/2zNYVDp Pyramind instructor Will Marshall shows you a track analysis technique he teaches in our Mixing & Mastering in Ableton class here at our ground campus. Using Fab Filter Pro-Q 2, he demonstrates how you can isolate certain frequencies to better understand where…